Christian marriage counseling seminars are becoming very popular amongst a lot of couples, so chances are you have considered attending one together with your spouse. In certain parts of the world you cannot have a church wedding without first attending a marriage seminar. The idea is that by going to one of these courses, the couple get a chance to explore the various issues that they may face during married life. The person leading the seminar will show them how to explore their different responses and how best to communicate with each other.
Do these courses work? That is actually hard to quantify as it is difficult to measure the success rate. If a couple attends a relationship seminar and decides not to get married you don’t keep any statistics on them. If after attending the seminar they go ahead and get married and perhaps divorce in five years time, the statistics are already skewed. Some couples do benefit but some just attend as it is mandatory and they won’t be allowed have their big day in the Church without having a certificate to prove they were there.
The other form of marriage seminar is the one organized for those that are already married. These seminars run all over the country. There are a variety available. For example, you can attend a Christian seminar or one designed for another religion. Some seminars have no religious bias at all. The idea is to give couples an open platform in a neutral setting to discuss issues that may be preventing them from connecting properly. Do these types of courses work? Well yes for some people but it really depends on what type of couple you are and what your problems are. If you are very private and don’t like discussing issues in front of other people you are unlikely to find that this type of event will help you.
You would probably benefit from one to one marriage counseling instead. What can work for everyone is some education into how relationships work and how to fix those that are not working properly. We can all benefit from better communication skills. It is just a pity that it takes a crisis or thoughts of a marriage seminar for us to realize that we need help and soon. Don’t take your relationship for granted. It needs care and attention in order to flourish. But when it does you will be so much happier.
My ex-boyfriend broke up with me — It was over religion and I know he still really loved me when he broke up with me — It was just something to important to him to forget about in a relationship.
Anyways, it was REALLY hard for me to get over him, took awhile, but I eventually did it. Unfortunately, a few days ago, I saw him for the first time since we broke up, and I realize I still have feelings for him. We are friends, but I want something more still. Sometimes he makes me feel like he still likes me, but at other times it doesn’t. I am so confused and all I really want is for my wonderful boyfriend back. Please help?
Thanks!!
Long story short — We are both Christian….I wouldn’t read the bible with him because it made me uncomfortable and I guess he wants a gf who will share their religious life with him as well –
(If you want to read more about it look at my questions in my profile)
I’ve been working it through in my head for years now… I’m a reasonable person, I don’t believe in any religion or after life. I quite like the idea of being accountable for my own life.
I always feel incomplete. It occurs to me that anything I do gives me momentary satisfaction and nothing fulfilling. I’ve turned to art but its a lonely occupation and as soon as I’ve made a project it loses me. The magic is gone instantly and I search again.
I’ve never met a woman who I found really got me, or who made me feel like I wanted to have anything more from. People to me are simple. They don’t surprise me or leap out. What’s more I just see a society that is geared entirely around money…
My Dad passed from a heart attack about five years ago and ever since then every morning I wake up and I try to find a way to make the day memorable but… I’m just ash. I walk, I talk but I just want peace.
I see trees and rocks and leaves which according to my beliefs is what I’ll become, just a part of everything else. I just feel unendingly empty…
I feel like I’m avoiding women so that I don’t waste my time here. I feel like I’m making art to get whatever it was that was in my mind out there and have some sense of lasting feeling of achievement. I’m in my twenties and I feel like I’m going to die soon.
I wake up and I think, when.
Is the whole point of life to get whatever you want to do out of your system so you’re just ready to die?
I lived my first real love experience in the past seven months .. I was away from home, abroad for studies . I met a guy there . We were good friends , always hanging out with each other .
He was from another country , had a fiancé or a girlfriend back home… but things started to change and soon it became a very intimate relationship …. he said he broke up with his girl , but soon they reconcilled , but it was too late for me to back off as I became too attached to him , though i tried to be away of him many times but I failed.
It was like an obssession .. I loved him in a crazy way .. at first the relationship was very intense but he started reminding me that everyone would be going his own way because there are many things seperating us .. nationality, religion and so on.
Now I am back home.brokenhearted I cry all the time, I don’t sleep at night.
He called me the first days I arrived but he wrote me an email telling me he is gonna get married soon .
Question: My wife (a Jehovah’s Witness) cheated first, but I cheated in return. How do I convince her not to divorce?
My wife wants a divorce and is seeing another man and I have been seeing another woman. We have filed for divorce but their is a few steps left yet, how can I convince her through the beliefs of Jehovah that this would be wrong in Jehovah’s eyes. I am willing to do whatever it takes to keep our marriage together as I don’t want to divorce as I believe it is wrong in God’s eyes and am no longer seeing the woman. She is still seeing the other man and I am afraid she will not return, can anyone suggest a way to save my marriage as I truly am sorry for the mistakes that I have made.
My Answer…………..WTF? You say how can you make her understand that it is wrong in the eyes of Jehovah to get a divorce well did either one of you think about what was wrong in the eyes of jehovah when you were F***ing other people. Not only do you need to get a divorce you also need to renew your faith because if it is okay to cheat but not divorce you are missing a big piece of the puzzle, but they do have books out there that will help you One is Marriage For Dummies and the other is Religion For Idiots you should read up and pass one along to your soon to be ex wife.
Christian marriage counseling seminars are becoming very popular amongst a lot of couples, so chances are you have considered attending one together with your spouse. In certain parts of the world you cannot have a church wedding without first attending a marriage seminar. The idea is that by going to one of these courses, the couple get a chance to explore the various issues that they may face during married life. The person leading the seminar will show them how to explore their different responses and how best to communicate with each other. 
